JIMI HENDRIX BAND OF GYPSYS 1970 UK ORIGINAL 'PUPPET' COVER TRACK 1ST PRESS LP

	£		34
	$		45

JIMI HENDRIX - "BAND OF GYPSYS" 1970 UK ORIGINAL EARLIEST 1ST PRESS ON TRACK LABEL 2406 002  A  ^ 1  /  B = 1  VERY RARE FAMOUS PUPPET FIGURES COVER , PUPPETS ARE: Jimi, Brian Jones, John Peel and Bob Dylan. THIS IS NOW ICONIC MEGA RARE "PUPPET SLEEVE" REALLY SOLD NEXT TO NO COPIES AT ALL BEFORE BEING WITHDRAWN TO BE REPLACED WITH THE MUCH, MUCH MORE COMMON LIVE SHOT OF HENDRIX RESULTING IN ONE OF THE RAREST HENDRIX LP'S RELEASED. THIS COVER HAS "GYPSYS" SPELT DIFFERENTLY TO THE LABELS, DESIGNED BY UNKNOWN ARTIST.

COVER: AN AUTHENTIC FIRST PRINTED & MADE BY MacNEILL PRESS LTD, LONDON SE1 COVER BEING MADE FROM VERY THIN CARDBOARD IS IN EXCEPTIONALLY WONDERFUL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE, SOME STORAGE AND HANDLING WEAR ON ALL EDGES AND A LIGHT BUMP TOP RIGHT CORNER, A COUPLE OF INDENTS BUT NO INK WRITINGS, STICKERS OR RESIDUES, FLAT AND CLEAN AND THE SPINE IS GREAT CLEAN AND FULLY LEGIBLE AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE IMAGES BELOW: EX

LABELS: MATT BLACK AND SILVER TRACK LABELS ARE IN FINE CONDITION WITH TRACES OF FEW LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS, RARELY PLAYED AND HAS BEEN WELL LOOKED AFTER, NO WRITINGS OR STICKERS CLEAN: EX

VINYL: IN GREAT RARELY PLAYED CONDITION JUST FEW WISPY PAPER SLEEVE HAIRLINES ONLY VISIBLE UNDER STRONG LIGHT AND ONLY ONE INAUDIBLE VERY LIGHT SMALL HAIRLINE SCRATCH AT THE END OF LAST TRACK ON SIDE A DISAPPEARING INTO THE DEAD WAX. PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY NO SKIPS NO DISTORTION AMAZING CRYSTAL CLEAR STEREO SOUND WITH JUST OCCASIONAL, VERY LIGHT CRACKLING NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND IN QUIET PARTS. AURALLY: EX+ VISUALLY: EX

Band of Gypsys was the only live recording authorized by Jimi Hendrix before his death. It was recorded and released in order to get Hendrix out from under a contractual obligation that had been hanging over his head for a couple years. Helping him out were longtime friends Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on the drums because the Experience had broken up in June of 1969, following a show in Denver. This rhythm section was vastly different from the Experience.Buddy Miles was an earthy, funky drummer in direct contrast to the busy, jazzy leanings of Mitch Mitchell. Noel Redding was not really a bass player at all but a converted guitar player who was hired in large part because Hendrixliked his hair! These new surroundings pushed Hendrix to new creative heights. Along with this new rhythm section,Hendrix took these shows as an opportunity to showcase much of the new material he had been working on. The music was a seamless melding of rock, funk, and R&B, and tunes like "Message to Love" and "Power to Love" showed a new lyrical direction as well. Although he could be an erratic live performer, for these shows, Hendrix was on -- perhaps his finest performances. His playing was focused and precise. In fact, for most of the set, Hendrix stood motionless, a far cry from the stage antics that helped establish his reputation as a performer. Equipment problems had plagued him in past live shows as well, but everything was perfect for the Fillmore shows. His absolute mastery of his guitar and effects is even more amazing considering that this was the first time he used the Fuzz Face, wah-wah pedal, Univibe, andOctavia pedals on-stage together. The guitar tones he gets on "Who Knows" and "Power to Love" are powerful and intense, but nowhere is his absolute control more evident than on "Machine Gun," where Hendrix conjures bombs, guns, and other sounds of war from his guitar, all within the context of a coherent musical statement. The solo on "Machine Gun" totally rewrote the book on what a man could do with an electric guitar and is arguably the most groundbreaking and devastating guitar solo ever. These live versions of "Message to Love" and "Power to Love" are far better than the jigsaw puzzle studio versions that were released posthumously. Two Buddy Miles compositions are also included, but the show belongs to Jimi all the way. Band of Gypsys is not only an important part of the Hendrix legacy, but one of the greatest live albums ever.

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